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Mark Your Calendar April National Institute for Animal Agriculture Annual Conference April 21–23, Virtual event • animalagriculture.org Animal Agriculture Alliance Virtual Stakeholders Summit April 26–May 6, Virtual event • animalagalliance.org June National Grain and Feed Association 125th Annual Convention June 2–4, Colorado Springs, CO (in-person and virtually) • www.ngfa.org August Association of American Feed Control Officials Annual Meeting August 2–4, Omaha, NE • www.aafco.com September FENEGRA 2021—Brazilian Rendering Congress September 21–23, Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil • fenagra.com.br Petfood Forum September 22–24, Kansas City, MO • ǁǁǁ͘ƉĞƞŽŽĚĨŽƌƵŵĞǀĞŶƚƐ͘ĐŽŵ October North American Renderers Association Annual Convention October 18–ϮϮ͕'ƌĞĞŶƐďŽƌŽ͕'ͻǁǁǁ͘ŶĂƌĂ͘ŽƌŐ ƵĞ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ĐŽŶƟŶƵŝŶŐ Ks/Ͳϭϵ ƉĂŶĚĞŵŝĐ͕ ŵĞĞƟŶŐ ŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ ĐŽƵůĚ ĐŚĂŶŐĞ͘ Visit ǁǁǁ͘ƌĞŶĚĞƌŵĂŐĂǌŝŶĞ͘ĐŽŵĨŽƌĂĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞƵƉĚĂƚĞĚůŝƐƚŽĨŝŶĚƵƐƚƌǇĞǀĞŶƚƐ͘ Merger Forms New German Food Group Four companies together with ,& WƌĞƐƐн>ŝƉŝĚdĞĐŚ ŚĂǀĞ ŵĞƌŐĞĚ ƚŽ ĨŽƌŵĂŶĞǁďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐƵŶŝƚŝŶ'ĞƌŵĂŶǇ ĐĂůůĞĚ ,& &ŽŽĚdĞĐŚ 'ƌŽƵƉ͘ dŚĞ ŶĞǁ unit will be managed under Harburg- &ƌĞƵĚĞŶďĞƌŐĞƌDĂƐĐŚŝŶĞŶďĂƵ'ŵď,͕ ƌĞƐƵůƟŶŐ ŝŶ Ă ƚŚŝƌĚ ĚŝǀŝƐŝŽŶ ƚŚĂƚ ǁŝůů bring together machine and plant engineering for the food, feed, and ƉŚĂƌŵĂĐĞƵƟĐĂů ŝŶĚƵƐƚƌŝĞƐ͘ dŚĞ ĨŽƵƌ companies that have merged into the new group are DMA Maschinen- ƵŶĚ ŶůĂŐĞŶďĂƵ 'ŵď, Θ Ž͘ <' (DMA), Schwarte Processing, Hänsel Processing, and Hebold Systems. The group will move into a new building in Hamburg, 'ĞƌŵĂŶǇ͕ ĂŶĚ ĨŽĐƵƐ ŽŶ ĞŶŐŝŶĞĞƌŝŶŐ͕ technical knowhow, state-of-theart manufacturing processes as well ĂƐ ĞƐƚĂďůŝƐŚĞĚ ĂŶĚ ĞǆƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞĚ ƉƌŽĐƵƌĞŵĞŶƚ͕ ŵĂƌŬĞƟŶŐ͕ ĂŶĚ ƐĂůĞƐ structures. The established companies, brands, contacts, and contact details will remain unchanged. Simmons Named Top Food Company Simmons Foods recently ranked number one among food companies on Forbes 2021 list of America’s 500 Best Midsize Employers. Forbes partnered with the market research group, Statista, to compile the list. This year the group focused on companies that went above and beyond for their employees during ƚŚĞKs/ͲϭϵƉĂŶĚĞŵŝĐ͕ŚŝŐŚůŝŐŚƟŶŐ how midsize employers have risen to ƚŚĞ ŽĐĐĂƐŝŽŶ͕ ĂĚĂƉƟŶŐ ŶĞǁ ǁĂǇƐ ƚŽ ďĞŶĞĮƚĐƵƐƚŽŵĞƌƐĂŶĚƚĞĂŵŵĞŵďĞƌƐ͘ To develop the list, a survey was conducted of 50,000 Americans working for businesses with at least 1,000 employees. Anonymous ƉĂƌƟĐŝƉĂŶƚƐǁĞƌĞĂƐŬĞĚƚŽƌĂŶŬƚŚĞŝƌ willingness to recommend their own employers to friends and family, and ƚŽŶŽŵŝŶĂƚĞŽƌŐĂŶŝǌĂƟŽŶƐŽƚŚĞƌƚŚĂŶ their own. R www.rendermagazine.com RenderപƉƌŝůϮϬϮϭപ55 /www.animalagalliance.org /www.aafco.com /www.rendermagazine.com /www.animalagriculture.org /www.ngfa.org /www.fenagra.com.br /www.petfoodforumevents.com /www.nara.org /www.orthman.com